The Pee is coming Out!
My day was not so good. Stress seemed to rule my every action and reaction. Well, mainly my stressed induced reactions can be blamed on Audrey. Why must I have such a willful child. Why can't she just do what I tell her to do without talking back. I swear EVERY TIME I send her to the bathroom to potty she whines, "But I already went potty!"
Yes, she is technically correct. My daughter did potty - 5 hours ago. After tree or four more exclamations about having already peed Audrey then goes into the bathroom only to scream, "The pee is coming out!"
The scene is always the same. She is standing next the the toilet with her legs crossed and all the while doing the typical potty dance. I'm sure if you know a toddler you have seen this dance before. So, Audrey did have to potty after all. She just felt like giving me a hard time ... like always.
Then later in the day I tell her to clean up her room. The general rule is that she has to stay in her room until it is cleaned. I don't go in to monitor her. I stopped doing this, because I would get worked up when she disobeyed and played with her toys instead of cleaning. I figured it was a given that Audrey would get sidetracked and start playing. Therefore I placed the responsibility in her lap. The sooner she wants to come out of her room the quicker she will clean. Well, today the cleansing process began around 12pm and commenced at 3pm. 3 full hours to clean up one darn room. Sadly this is typical. Sigh.
Yesterday I drove 45 minutes north to visit my friend Holly who lives in Ypsilanti. I hadn't seen her in over a year. The two of us used to be co workers in my past life before stay at home momdom encompassed me. Now we basically keep in contact through myspace. When Holly's daughter Rowen recently turned one I thought I should make the trip up to see them and also give my friend a chance to see Cole in person. I had only planned on staying an hour/hour and a half, but our conversation flowed so effortlessly that before long 3 hours had passed. I had some great girl bonding time and when I left I instantly felt sad. I hate that all my friends live so far away. I'm sure that my life would be a bit less lonely if any of them were closer.
I took some pictures while up there. I think though that I will post them tomorrow as I am tired and with my dial up like internet access ... well, uploading the photos would take longer that I am willing to wait.
Yes, she is technically correct. My daughter did potty - 5 hours ago. After tree or four more exclamations about having already peed Audrey then goes into the bathroom only to scream, "The pee is coming out!"
The scene is always the same. She is standing next the the toilet with her legs crossed and all the while doing the typical potty dance. I'm sure if you know a toddler you have seen this dance before. So, Audrey did have to potty after all. She just felt like giving me a hard time ... like always.
Then later in the day I tell her to clean up her room. The general rule is that she has to stay in her room until it is cleaned. I don't go in to monitor her. I stopped doing this, because I would get worked up when she disobeyed and played with her toys instead of cleaning. I figured it was a given that Audrey would get sidetracked and start playing. Therefore I placed the responsibility in her lap. The sooner she wants to come out of her room the quicker she will clean. Well, today the cleansing process began around 12pm and commenced at 3pm. 3 full hours to clean up one darn room. Sadly this is typical. Sigh.
Yesterday I drove 45 minutes north to visit my friend Holly who lives in Ypsilanti. I hadn't seen her in over a year. The two of us used to be co workers in my past life before stay at home momdom encompassed me. Now we basically keep in contact through myspace. When Holly's daughter Rowen recently turned one I thought I should make the trip up to see them and also give my friend a chance to see Cole in person. I had only planned on staying an hour/hour and a half, but our conversation flowed so effortlessly that before long 3 hours had passed. I had some great girl bonding time and when I left I instantly felt sad. I hate that all my friends live so far away. I'm sure that my life would be a bit less lonely if any of them were closer.
I took some pictures while up there. I think though that I will post them tomorrow as I am tired and with my dial up like internet access ... well, uploading the photos would take longer that I am willing to wait.